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Name two places Hitler took
territory before the war started.
Czechoslovakia, Austria,
Rhineland
What event started the war in
Europe?
Germany’s invasion of Poland
How long did it take Germany to
conquer Western Europe at the
start of the war?
9 months (9/39-6/40)
What was the Battle of Britain?
massive German air raids over a
period of months in 1940
How did most Americans feel
about joining the war in 1939?
What law demonstrated this?
Wanted to remain neutral
(isolationist), Neutrality Act of
1939
What law allowed us to provide
supplies for Great Britain while
remaining neutral?
Lend-Lease Act
What was the Atlantic Charter?
An agreement on war goals
between Churchill and
Roosevelt signed in 8/41
(before we entered the war
What were two ways the
Germans tried to sink U.S. ships
in the Atlantic?
mines and U-Boats
What group was becoming
increasingly powerful in Japan
throughout the 1930’s? What
did they do with their power?
Militarists, who began taking
territory throughout Asia in
search of raw materials
What event brought the United
States into the war? How?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor,
provided cause for war galvanized public
Name one piece of evidence that
suggests the government knew
the Japanese were going to
attack Pearl Harbor.
Tension with Japan over trade
embargoes, no carriers in port
Why were more than 100,000
Japanese Americans placed in
internment camps during WWII?
Considered a threat to security
(especially if Japan invaded)
What kind of things were
Japanese-Americans forced to
leave behind when they were
interned?
homes, businesses, most of
personal possessions
How much did federal spending
increase between 1939 and
1945? Why?
approximately $86 billion
(900%), massive spending in
support of the war effort
How did WWII solve the
problems of the Great
Depression?
boosted production & wages (up
27% during war), created full
employment
How did American industry
respond to the war effort? The
American workforce?
Industry was totally retooled for
defense (cars to tanks, clothing
to uniforms, etc.), with 15m
men going off to war -19m
women went to work
Identify three key themes of
American propaganda during
WWII.
Fear/Hate the enemy, conserve
resources, ration, join the
armed forces, buy war bonds,
work in the defense industry
Name one problem faced by
Rosie the Riveter (women who
worked in defense industries).
wage gap, fired for flirting, sexual
harassment, little day care
Name a military organization that
women joined to support the war
effort.
WACS, WAFS, WAVES
How did our army handle
soldiers of different races?
placed them in segregated units
What civil rights issue did A.
Phillip Randolph get FDR to
address?
segregation in the defense
industry
What was the most clear
example of racial tension in
Southern California during
WWII?
Zoot Suit Riots – American
sailors attacked Mexican
American youths they
considered unpatriotic
Why were soldiers called GIs?
everything they had was
“Government Issue”
What specialized skill did many
Native Americans (especially
Navajos) provide to the military
during WWII?
Used their language to serve as
“code talkers”
How did many young JapaneseAmerican men demonstrate their
loyalty and get out of the
camps?
nd
442
Served bravely in
combat
regiment in the European
Theater
How did the federal government
raise money for the war effort?
Selling war bonds
Name two goods that were
rationed during WWII.
rubber, gasoline, sugar, flour,
meat products
What offensive operation by the
Germans (started in 1941)
eventually helped lead to their
downfall?
invasion of the USSR
Where did we enter the fighting
in the war against Germany in
1942?
North Africa (where the British
were fighting the Germans)
Where was our next major
campaign after winning in North
Africa? Why was it difficult to
fight there?
Sicily (Italy), rugged
mountainous terrain
What did we use to attack
German manufacturing and
military centers from 1942 until
the end of the war?
Long range Bombers (like B-17s,
usually staged out of England)
What invasion marked the
beginning of the end for the
Germans in Europe? Why?
D-Day/Operation Overlord, true
second front was more than
Germany could handle
Identify three of the various
phases/elements of the
Normandy invasion.
Fake army, double agents,
paratroopers, artillery barrage,
beach landings
What was so difficult about
attacking Omaha beach on DDay?
Faced a big cliff and a shallow
beach, Germans had a lot of
time to prepare defenses
Name a hazard faced by U.S.
troops after they invaded
Normandy and were headed into
Germany.
land mines, hedgerows, sniper
fire
What was the last major German
counter attack? Was it
successful?
Battle of the Bulge. no
Name the general in charge of
U.S. and Allied forces in Europe.
Eisenhower
How long did it take the
Japanese to establish control of
the entire Western Pacific?
5 months (12/41-4/42)
What happened to most of the
U.S. troops that were forced to
surrender on the Philippines in
April of 1942?
Bataan Death March (10,000+
casualties)
What two kinds of fighting were
most common in the Pacific?
naval air battles & amphibious
assaults (island hopping)
What battle was considered the
turning point in the Pacific?
Why?
Midway, United States carrier
groups routed larger Japanese
forces
Name the admiral in charge of
U.S. naval forces in and the
general in charge of army forces
in the pacific.
Nimitz and MacArthur
Where did Douglas MacArthur
successfully “return” in 8/44?
Why was this symbolic?
the Philippines, they were our
closest base to Japan before
the war & we left prisoners
behind there in 1942
On which island did the Marines
raise the flag over Mt.
Surabachi? Why was this a key
victory?
Iwo Jima, important island close
to Japan
Where did the Japanese resort
to the greatest amount of
kamikaze activity? Why was this
island geographically significant?
Okinawa, less than 500 miles
from Japan
What was the name of the
program to create the A-Bomb?
Where did many of it’s scientists
come from?
Manhattan Project, Europe –
which they left because of antiSemitism
What was Truman’s alternative
to dropping the Bomb?
massive land invasion – fighting
Japanese civilians on the
beaches
On what two cities was the ABomb dropped?
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Identify two things that were
controversial about the use of
the A-Bomb.
used on civilians, radiation, start
arms race, unknown effects
Name two places where the Big
3 met to discuss post war plans.
Casablanca, Tehran, & Yalta
Name two things the U.S.
wanted from the Soviets at Yalta.
in the U.N., out of Eastern
Europe, help vs. Japan
Name two things the Soviets
wanted out from the United
States and the British at Yalta.
Friendly satellite states in
Eastern Europe, reparations
and forced labor from the
Germans